Senior Analyst, Financial Crime Change, Systems & Data

Location: Brisbane/Melbourne/Sydney

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Financial Crime Operations team in a newly created role, helping deliver meaningful change across financial crime systems, data and analytics. As a Senior Analyst, Financial Crime Change, Systems and Data you’ll work across areas including AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud and scams, turning complex operational, risk and regulatory needs into clear requirements, practical solutions and sustainable outcomes.

You’ll be involved throughout the delivery lifecycle, from discovery and problem definition through to analysis, design, testing, implementation and transition into BAU. Depending on the workstream, you may be investigating system or control gaps, analysing complex datasets, supporting remediation activity, defining requirements or validating that an implemented change is working as intended.

Using SQL and other analytical tools, you’ll interrogate and reconcile financial crime data, investigate data-quality issues and identify affected populations, trends and potential control weaknesses. Experience with Python or a comparable analytical language will be valued, particularly where it can support automation, reproducible analysis and more efficient delivery.

Strong stakeholder engagement will be central to your success. You’ll work closely with teams across Financial Crime, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Data, Technology, Product and Payments, as well as external vendors and service providers. You’ll bring people together, constructively challenge where needed and communicate complex findings in a way that supports clear decisions and action.

While this role has no direct reports, you’ll take ownership of defined workstreams and have the opportunity to provide specialist guidance, share knowledge and support less-experienced analysts through peer review and practical coaching.

About you

You - our preferred candidate will bring strong experience in financial crime, business analysis, systems change, data analytics, data quality or remediation, ideally gained within banking or another complex regulated environment. You may have worked across areas such as AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, scams, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, screening, regulatory reporting or case management.

You’re comfortable working with complex data and can use SQL to investigate issues, test assumptions and develop clear, evidence-based findings. You’ll also understand how to translate operational, risk and regulatory needs into well-defined business, system, data and control requirements. Experience with Python, Power BI, Excel or similar analytical and reporting tools would be highly regarded.

You’ll have experience supporting change from initial discovery through to testing and implementation, including developing requirements, process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases. You understand the importance of traceability, quality assurance and maintaining clear evidence of assumptions, decisions, results and limitations.

Most importantly, you’re curious, adaptable and comfortable working through ambiguity. You enjoy getting into the detail, asking thoughtful questions and finding the root cause of complex problems, while still keeping sight of the broader risk, regulatory and customer outcomes.

You’ll be collaborative and accountable in your approach, with the confidence to raise concerns, challenge constructively and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels. If this sounds like you - we would love to hear from you!

About us

BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.

Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That’s creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.

BOQ Group’s inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.

Our perks

• At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth.
• Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:
• Flexible working arrangement - Balance your work and personal life with ease.
• Discounted financial products - Enjoy exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
• Salary sacrificing options - Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
• Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements - Spend quality time with your new family member without any worries.
• Purchase additional annual leave - Need more time off? You can buy extra leave days.
• Discounted private health insurance plan - Take care of your health with our special rates.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family
• Access to employee network groups - Connect with peers through our First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibility groups.
• Pride in Diversity membership: We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and actively participate in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.
• We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Join us and be part of a company that truly cares about its people and community!

How to apply

To apply for this role, follow the links.

BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.

Please no agency applications.